Australian power-hitter Jake Fraser-McGurk set a new record for the fastest half-century in Australian cricket history, reaching his fifty in just 14 balls for South Australia against Queensland in the Australian One-Day Cup at Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide.
The 24-year-old opener, who already holds the world record for the fastest List-A century (29 balls), broke his own Australian domestic record of an 18-ball half-century set against Tasmania in October 2023. Fraser-McGurk launched an early blitz, harvesting 22 runs off Tom Straker’s second over and 16 off Tom Whitney's fourth, before hitting a four and a six off Hayden Kerr in the sixth over to reach his milestone. His onslaught eventually ended at 122 runs off 63 balls, featuring 10 boundaries and 9 sixes.
Bolstered by Fraser-McGurk's 122, alongside centuries from captain Nathan McSweeney (106) and a half-century from Jake Lehmann (58), South Australia piled up a towering total of 397/7 in 50 overs. In response, Queensland were bowled out for 271, handing South Australia a dominant 126-run victory. In global List-A history, Fraser-McGurk’s 14-ball fifty sits joint-fourth overall, behind world-record holder Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (11 balls), Kaushalya Weeraratne (12 balls), and Thisara Perera (13 balls).
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